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Artificial Intelligence for Social Change
AI can consistently provide trusted, personalised healthcare information to large populations, and when responsibly designed, can help people access the resources they may need.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Mahindra, Ford to co-Develop Mid-Sized SUV for India, Emerging Markets
The new agreement reinforces the steady progress made since the announcement of a strategic alliance between the two companies in September 2017.
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- South Asia
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Naspers Arm PayU Buys Fintech Startup Wibmo in $70 Million Deal
Founded in 1999 by Setlur and Veena Mistry, Wibmo provides digital payment security technology in India and other emerging markets.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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- digital payments, fintech, startups
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WisdomTree Launches India Ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund
The fast pace of reform throughout India has made it easier for many firms to piggy-back on the tailwinds provided by the significant growth of the overall economy.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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- impact investing
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The World’s Cheapest Hospital Has to Get Even Cheaper
Cancer surgery for $700, a heart bypass for $2,000. Pretty good, but under India’s new health-care system, it’s not good enough.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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- public policy, regulations
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18 women-led tech startups bag funding from empoWer accelerator program
This third edition of empoWer had the backing of a galaxy of organisations that included Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of BSE Ltd. (BSE), as the lead Industry Sponsor.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- accelerators, startups
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India’s first female unicorn owner in Forbes 30 under 30 list; retail, e-com disruptors to watch out
Ankiti Bose, who got in the limelight for becoming the first female owner of a $1 billion company named Zilingo, featured in the list among several other notable Indians.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- e-commerce, startups
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Report: Digital economy will create over 60 million jobs in India by 2025
“Job losses on account of technology intervention is nothing new but the digital technology also gives rise to new kind of jobs and workers need to reskill themselves to stay relevant,” said Anu Madgavkar, an MGI partner who headed the research.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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